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GREETINGS

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demos mixed + enginerred by Louis Archer @ Deaf Radio Records...

Click below for a free download! . . . we'll only email you bout the occasional gig

‘for my money they’ve got their priorities absolutely right, the song is banged down on a clapped out old pc, there are duff notes all over the places and it all sounds rough and ropey. But what makes it come alive is the spirit of the thing, just beautifully put together with a great feel, funny lyrics and complete charm...that is a band we’re going to be hearing more of over the next year’
TOM ROBINSON, BBC 6MUSIC

'superb tunes...go and see this band'
EDWARD FOSTER, GUESTLISTMUSIC.COM

Video live at the SP, TV21 . . . also feat. sets from Country Phil (Klappers), Janice Graham, Fat Richard, Dirty North

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Music:

Member Since: 13/01/2008
Band Website: contact: [email protected]
Band Members: ALEX SOLO - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Ukulele

MIKE O'BRIEN Lead Guitar, Vocals

JONO HUGHES Bass

DAN FORSYTH Rhythm Guitar

JACK HARDIKER Drums, Backing Vocals

Influences:

/crete/ jonathan richman / bo diddley / reggie stepper / chuck berry / iggy pop / errol garner / django reinhardt / roots manuva / beefheart / zappa / george formby / mikis theodorakis/ aswad / buju banton / the four tops / the northwest / the brian jonestown massacre/ family tiffs and macka spliffs / jarvis cocker / howlin' wolf / hank williams / rembetika/ dragon stout / needleandthread / pum pum shorts /

Sounds Like: proper rare mate
Record Label: none
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

ALL FM session thursday 16th July

On the 'Anything Goes' breakfast show 2moro 9-10am acoustic session, interview + more!Tune in if you live in the south manchester area 96.9 FM or listen on www.allfm.org
Posted by on Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:36:00 GMT

review from guestlist music

Greetings are a five piece from Lancaster, and churned out some superb tunes, despite lead vocalist Alex Solo's confession that his voice was "a bit strained". He wasn't lying. Nevertheless, Greetings...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:48:00 GMT

new recordings

we did sum recordings in a v.slick studio in leeds last week. they were all done live, a coupla rough mixes available to listen to at www.myspace.com/deafradiorecordsand we'll get em up here soon of c...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:40:00 GMT

bein played on bbc 6music this saturday 31/1/09

Tom Robinson is goin to play 'Here I Am' (feat. Mia Wilson) on his BBC Introducing show on 6music this saturday night between 12-2am. Have a listen out if your not upta much eh.www.bbc.co.uk/6music+ D...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:27:00 GMT

Radio session and interview tonight! 22/12

Greetings interview and acoustic live session www.manchesterradioonline.com.  UK's biggest internet radio station! live 8-9pm
Posted by on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:29:00 GMT

’ow we got our name...

Twenty-one years after it was recorded, Greetings is a guaranteed 'forward' in the dancehall, the Half Pint standard inevitably followed by the 'ri bi du ba deh' of Supercat's Under Pressure. It is on...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:44:00 GMT